Salem register vol. 53 no. 18

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Prometheus, from San Juan, arrived at New York at 11 o'clock, on Saturday forenoon, bringing San Francisco dates to Feb. 2, 334 passen-gers, $32,000 on freight, and about $400,000 in the hands of passengers.
The Prometheus arrived at San Juan on the 9th., leaving no American man-of-war in port. Five miles outside the harbor the P. spoke the sloop-of-war Albany. On the 22d., at noon, 33 miles N.W. of Havana was boarded by the Albany, 14 days from San Juan.
The clipper ship Hornet arrived at San Francisco, Jan. 31, in 153 days from New York.
An association has been formed at San Francisco for the purpose of obtaining a supply of ice from the N. W. coast, and the ship Flavius has been des-patched for the purpose of visiting the various Rus-sian trading ports to make the necessary arrange-ments.
A rumor reached San Francisco on the 1st of February, that a revolution had occurred among the Mormons at Great Salt Lake. It is said that the Mormons were arming and fortifying themselves, and had published a declaration of independence, in which they asserted their full determination set up a republic for themselves. A gentleman just re-turned to Portland, Oregon, from the Salt Lake, says that affairs there wore a threatening aspect, and the people freely declare their hatred of the gen-eral Government.
The miners on the Sacramento are working night and day with great success. A scarcity of water is anticipated. A ledge of Marble and Limestone has been discovered near Sacramento city.
Advices from San Joaquin state that the difficulty at Carson's Mill is yet unsettled, and the quartz miners had almost entirely suspended operations.
The farmers in that vicinity were making prepar-ations for putting in heavy crops during the present year.
A lump of pure gold was picked up near Gregory's Express office, Sacramento city, which weighed over two pounds. The ground has hitherto yielded the finest dust. Seventeen dollars an ounce has been offered and refused for lumps.
The clipper ship Trade Wind arrived at San Fran-cisco on the evening of the first, 121 days from New York.
The town of Nevada is about to be sold out.
The quartz discoveries recently made at Ophir are said to be as rich as any in the State.
A Capt. Woods, formerly of Savannah, was shot at Bear Valley by a man named Poindexter, with whom he had a difficulty about the title to a placer.

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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Prometheus, from San Juan, arrived at New York at 11 o'clock, on Saturday forenoon, bringing San Francisco dates to Feb. 2, 334 passen-gers, $32,000 on freight, and about $400,000 in the hands of passengers.
The Prometheus arrived at San Juan on the 9th., leaving no American man-of-war in port. Five miles outside the harbor the P. spoke the sloop-of-war Albany. On the 22d., at noon, 33 miles N.W. of Havana was boarded by the Albany, 14 days from San Juan.
The clipper ship Hornet arrived at San Francisco, Jan. 31, in 153 days from New York.
An association has been formed at San Francisco for the purpose of obtaining a supply of ice from the N. W. coast, and the ship Flavius has been des-patched for the purpose of visiting the various Rus-sian trading ports to make the necessary arrange-ments.
A rumor reached San Francisco on the 1st of February, that a revolution had occurred among the Mormons at Great Salt Lake. It is said that the Mormons were arming and fortifying themselves, and had published a declaration of independence, in which they asserted their full determination set up a republic for themselves. A gentleman just re-turned to Portland, Oregon, from the Salt Lake, says that affairs there wore a threatening aspect, and the people freely declare their hatred of the gen-eral Government.
The miners on the Sacramento are working night and day with great success. A scarcity of water is anticipated. A ledge of Marble and Limestone has been discovered near Sacramento city.
Advices from San Joaquin state that the difficulty at Carson's Mill is yet unsettled, and the quartz miners had almost entirely suspended operations.
The farmers in that vicinity were making prepar-ations for putting in heavy crops during the present year.
A lump of pure gold was picked up near Gregory's Express office, Sacramento city, which weighed over two pounds. The ground has hitherto yielded the finest dust. Seventeen dollars an ounce has been offered and refused for lumps.
The clipper ship Trade Wind arrived at San Fran-cisco on the evening of the first, 121 days from New York.
The town of Nevada is about to be sold out.
The quartz discoveries recently made at Ophir are said to be as rich as any in the State.
A Capt. Woods, formerly of Savannah, was shot at Bear Valley by a man named Poindexter, with whom he had a difficulty about the title to a placer.